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CFTC forms new Tech Advisory Group, appoints high-profile crypto executives
Executives from Circle, TRM, Fireblocks, and other companies have been appointed by the CFTC to its new Tech Advisory Committee (TAC). In an official statement, Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero n...
Former CFTC chair urges US to develop privacy-focused CBDCs
Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has called for the United States to lead in developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) that prioriti...
CFTC adds execs from Circle, Ava Labs and Fireblocks to tech advisory group
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has signaled receptiveness to the crypto and blockchain sector after including several executives from the space as part of its new Technology Advisory ...
CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair
The United States should lead the development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) away from being “surveillance coins” and towards being “freedom coins,” says the former chair of the Comm...
CFTC Names Executives From Circle, TRM, Fireblocks Among Others to New Tech Advisory Group
“To protect our markets from increasingly-sophisticated cyber attacks, to ensure responsible development of digital assets in a way that protects customers, and to ensure that the implications o...
CFTC Chair Insists Ether Is a Commodity, Not a Security as Claimed by SEC Chairman – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has insisted that ether is a commodity, not a security as claimed by the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The C...
CFTC Chair Declares ETH A Commodity, Crypto Daily TV 10/3/2023
In Todays Headline TV CryptoDaily News: Vitalik Buterin dumps altcoins that have “no moral value.” Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, liquidated a portion of his alt...
New York sues KuCoin, claims ether is an unregistered security
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued digital asset exchange KuCoin for violating New York laws governing the trading of securities and commodities, and named ether, among other tokens, as ...
CFTC Chair Declares Ethereum (ETH) a Commodity, Regardless of Gary Gensler’s Bitcoin-Only Stance
The Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) believes Ethereum (ETH) is a commodity, despite opinions to the contrary from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Speaking at the Senate’s Agricultu...
CFTC chair says ether and stablecoins are commodities
Rostin Behnam, the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman, has reaffirmed his stance on ether (ETH) and stablecoins, making it clear that they qualify as securities. During a March ...
Ether and Stablecoins Could be Commodities: CFTC Chair
The head of the CFTC has reaffirmed opinions on the securities status of major cryptocurrencies, including ether, that outright clash with SEC chief Gary Gensler’s interpretation of securities law. At...
Contradicting Gensler’s ‘Bitcoin Only’ Stance, U.S. CFTC Chief Reiterates ETH Is A Commodity ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     The power tussle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over who is the top cr...
CFTC: ETH and stablecoins are commodities
The debate continues over the nature of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, that is, whether they should be considered securities or commodities. This time to speak out is Rostin Behnam, the Chairman of...
CFTC Re-Asserts That Stablecoins Remain Under Its Jurisdiction
The Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, has once again reaffirmed the agency’s position that stablecoins should be classified as commodities and placed under it...
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Calls Ethereum a Commodity
10 seconds ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News It’s a move that pits the CFTC squarely against the U.S.SEC. Behnam has urged Congress to clarify its authority to regulate the crypto industry. In an intrigu...
CFTC Labels Ether and Stablecoins as Commodities: Will the SEC Agree?
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has designated Ether and stablecoins as commodities, a move that could have far-reaching implications for the crypto industry. The decision comes aft...
CFTC Seeks Jurisdictional Right Over Ethereum and Stablecoins
In an interesting development, the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) exerted jurisdictional power over Ethereum and stablecoins while calling them commodities. With this, the CFTC...
Stablecoins and Ether are ‘going to be commodities,’ reaffirms CFTC chair
Stablecoins and Ether (ETH) are commodities and should come under the purview of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), its chairman has again asserted at a recent Senate heari...
CFTC Chair Says Ethereum Is a Commodity—Despite Gensler’s ‘Bitcoin Only’ Position
The chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a firm stance against the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s subtle power creep over the digital asset market. Ro...
CFTC chair Rostin Benham deems Ethereum, stablecoins to be commodities
Ad CFTC chair Rostin Benham said that various digital assets, including Ethereum and stablecoins, are commodities during a senate hearing on March 8. Rostin Benham on ETH, stablecoins During a hearing...
CFTC head says stablecoins are in agency’s jurisdiction without ‘clear direction from Congress’
The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission views most stablecoins as commodities, barring new law that could change their classification. “Not withstanding that, they are a commo...
CFTC continues to explore digital asset policy considerations in MRAC meeting
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, was a part of discussions on a regulatory framework for digital assets as well as use cases for blockchain technology. In a March 8 mee...
DeFi to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. DeFi will be in focus...
Former FTX Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud—SEC, CFTC File Civil Charges
Nishad Singh, former head of engineering at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX pleaded guilty to criminal charges Tuesday, the third member of founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle to admit to illicit ac...
FTX executive Nishad Singh faces parallel charges from SEC, CFTC
Ad FTX executive Nishad Singh was charged by two U.S. regulators on Feb. 28, adding further allegations to the list of federal charges that he received earlier in the day. The U.S. Securities and Exch...
SEC and CFTC Charge FTX’s Nishad Singh
Key Takeaways Former FTX head of engineering Nishad Singh pleaded guilty to six criminal charges yesterday. The CFTC and SEC have filed civil lawsuits against him. The regulatory bodies are seeking ci...
CFTC alleges California Company and CEO of Misproportioning Digital Assets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently filed charges against a California-based firm and its CEO for fraud and misappropriation of digital assets. The CFTC’s complaint al...
Judge Halts SEC, CFTC Cases Against Bankman-Fried Until Criminal Trial Concludes
Civil proceedings from the SEC and CFTC against disgraced crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried have been deferred until the former CEO’s criminal case is concluded. On February 7, U.S. Attorney for the So...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Court Battle With SEC and CFTC To Be Delayed Until DOJ’s Criminal Case Concludes: Report
A US judge is putting two federal regulators’ civil lawsuits against the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on pause until the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) concludes its criminal case agai...
CFTC Chair’s ‘Ether, stablecoins are commodities’ comments stir more trouble
Ether and stablecoins are commodities, according to Rostin Benham Opposing viewpoints of different market regulators in the U.S fueling discord and lack of clarity As the tug of war between U.S regula...